Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174.
12 October 2012
The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five original Nobel Prizes established by the will…
11 October 2001
The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection. Polaroid cameras have had a long and varied history since their introduction. The original Polaroid instant camera,…
10 October 1957
The Windscale fire results in Britain’s worst nuclear accident. The Windscale fire, also known as the Windscale Pile No. 1 incident, was a significant nuclear…
9 October 1760
Seven Years’ War: Russian and Austrian troops briefly occupy Berlin. The Seven Years’ War, which took place from 1756 to 1763, was a global conflict…
8 October 1982
Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions. Solidarity, also known as “Solidarno??” in Polish, was a historic trade union and social movement in Poland…
7 October 1985
Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt. The hijacking of the MS Achille Lauro was…
6 October 1600
Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period. “Euridice” is the earliest surviving operas in the history of Western music….
5 October 1962
The first of the James Bond film series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, is released in Britain “Dr. No” was the…
12 October 2019
Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna. Eliud…